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George Barber

Born 1958 - Guyana

 

George Barber was born in Guyana in 1958. He studied at St Martins and Slade Schools of Art, London. He was a founding member of ZG Magazine and a leading figure in the Scratch Video phenomenon of the 1980s, which exploited newly available video-editing technologies and their potential for rhythmic-editing and moving-image collage. His current work is visually striking and sometimes disturbing, and often concerned with human behavior in unusual situations. He was once described by Art Monthly as, "The Henry Ford of independent video."

 

 

 


Available Titles by George Barber

Title Year Runtime Collection
2001 Colours Andy Never Thought Of 2015 00:05:43 Single Titles
Akula Dream 2015 00:26:00 Single Titles
Fences Make Senses 2014 00:28:03 Single Titles
The Freestone Drone 2013 00:12:55 Single Titles
I Was Once Involved in a Shit Show 2003 00:06:00 Single Titles
Living Like a Nike T-Shirt 2015 00:09:36 Single Titles
River Sky 2001 00:05:45 Single Titles
THE VERY VERY END 2013 00:09:00 Single Titles
Walking Off Court 2003 00:11:00 Single Titles
We Need to Speak Tony 2017 00:16:00 Single Titles
What's That Sound? 2004 00:04:00 Single Titles
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